Why is water important to people, plants, and animals?
Unit Summary Water is very important to all forms of life on earth. In this unit, students will learn about water and it's many uses. Students will also learn about the water cycle and the various forms water can take. This is a highly interactive unit in which students will participate in a variety of hands-on investigations, online activities, whole class lessons, and group discussions to learn about water and our world. This unit strongly integrates a variety of subject areas, including social studies and language arts.
Grade Level/Subject
1st Grade
Science
Technology Integration The unit will be introduced with a teacher-created Voki. The Voki will give a brief summary of the unit along with some basic objectives students will be expected to accomplish.
After watching an animoto video created by the teacher, students will work collaboratively in groups of 4-5 to create an animoto video about the stages of the water cycle.
Students will play online games, activities, and participate in lessons on many different websites. These activities will be used for both remediation and enrichment. Specific websites are listed in the "Resources" section.
Students will use the internet to research information about various bodies of water found on earth. Once research is completed, students will compose a short research paper using Microsoft Word.
Students will watch a Magic School Bus video on YouTube. This video will provide information and important details about the water cycle.
To review the unit, students will play Water Jeopardy. This is a multimedia Jeopardy game using Microsoft PowerPoint. The game reviews information covered throughout the unit.
Houghton Mifflin Science
This website correlates with the Houghton Mifflin
series science textbooks and provides a variety
of games, activities, and additional information.
Why is water important to people, plants, and animals?
Water is very important to all forms of life on earth.
In this unit, students will learn about water and it's
many uses. Students will also learn about the water
cycle and the various forms water can take. This is
a highly interactive unit in which students will
participate in a variety of hands-on investigations,
online activities, whole class lessons, and group
discussions to learn about water and our world.
This unit strongly integrates a variety of subject
areas, including social studies and language arts.
The unit will be introduced with a teacher-created
Voki. The Voki will give a brief summary of the unit
along with some basic objectives students will be
expected to accomplish.
After watching an animoto video created by the
teacher, students will work collaboratively in groups
of 4-5 to create an animoto video about the stages
of the water cycle.
Students will play online games, activities, and
participate in lessons on many different websites.
These activities will be used for both remediation and
enrichment. Specific websites are listed in the
"Resources" section.
Students will use the internet to research information
about various bodies of water found on earth. Once
research is completed, students will compose a short
research paper using Microsoft Word.
Students will watch a Magic School Bus video on
YouTube. This video will provide information and
important details about the water cycle.
To review the unit, students will play Water Jeopardy.
This is a multimedia Jeopardy game using Microsoft
PowerPoint. The game reviews information covered
throughout the unit.
Fact Monster Website
This website contains tons of facts about the
water cycle that will assist student research.
Animoto
Students can watch and create videos.
Houghton Mifflin Science
This website correlates with the Houghton Mifflin
series science textbooks and provides a variety
of games, activities, and additional information.
Water Unit Introduction - Voki
This Voki introduces the unit.
Scholastic - StudyJams
This is a collection of activities, games, quizzes,
videos, and information about the water cycle.